Writing and Other Summertime Musings

This summer has been nothing short of a whirlwind of activity. While I was relatively anchored down (only traveling to Sweden and Nigeria), it’s been one of huge transitions: planning an intercontinental wedding, working on new assignments that came flooding in as well as burning the oil on the day job. Early last year, I’d …

Presenting Ccaccaccollo on World Hum

Head over to Travel Channel’s World Hum to check out my latest photo essay – The Alpaca Weavers of Ccaccaccollo. Visited this tiny community last year while in Peru. A lot of our porters live in Ccaccaccollo and their wives weave some of the most stunningly vibrant cloaks out of alpaca fibers.

Walkway to Nowhere

“You this idiot man!” Seyi yells at Samson. “Why are you listening to Fashola?” Samson is leaning in close to a parked car, listening to the governor’s latest decree about motorcycle taxis called okadas. The governor’s voice blasts from the radio through the driver’s open window, the driver himself fast asleep on his reclined car …

NG Adventure Front Page and Other News

Some quick news while traveling. [ Photography ] – As part of its Adventure Photo Challenge, National Geographic Adventure featured one of my shots taken in Fiji on its main page. – Was one of five winners of the Pikeo “Moments of Togetherness” competition. [ Writing ] – In the July/August issue of Budget Travel, …